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Obituary Archive<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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2015 Obituaries<\/h2>\n
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December 31, 2015<\/strong>
\nDaniel Bitler, 65, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Donna Lyman, 84, Meriden – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nClyde Acree, 87, Jacob’s Creek – Read obituary<\/a>
\nVicki Farmer, 70, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 24, 2015<\/strong>
\nLinda Drumm, 68, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Peggy Ferree, 78, Iola – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBill Freeman, 84, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a>
\nBob Hein, 78, Hillsboro – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Gregg Hodgens, 40, Concordia – Read obituary <\/a>
\nBill Tatman, 76, Carter Lake, Iowa – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 17, 2015<\/strong>
\nJesse Sayler, 70, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Carol Shelton, 86, Overland Park – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJim Shelton, 82, Overland Park – Read obituary<\/a>
\nDavid Tyler, 54, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Roger Walters, 74, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a><\/p>\n

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December 10, 2015<\/strong>
\nRev. Bob Grimmett, 61, Topeka – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Ruthannis Paxson, 69, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nBill Tompkins, 67, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 3, 2015<\/strong>
\nJo Ann Allegre, 91, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Myrtle Bergstrom, 107, Lebo – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nRoger Douglass, 80, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a>
\nEdward “Bud” Hosford, 62, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Will Lepeska, 83, Twin Lakes, Wis. – Read obituary <\/a>
\nLarry McDaniel, 75, Ottawa – Read obituary<\/a>
\nKyle Oswald, 33, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a>Margaret Patterson, 94, Melvern – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDonald Rife, 77, LeRoy – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 26, 2015<\/strong>
\nChad Collins, 39, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Della Meyer, 88, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nTimothy Peavler, 48, Overland Park – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 19, 2015<\/strong>
\nLisa Davis, 54, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Jane Lanier, 71, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 12, 2015<\/strong>
\nJohn Small, 76, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Patricia Van Donge, 63, Melvern – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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November 5, 2015<\/strong>
\nAnn Conaway, 74, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Geneven Hartshorn, 92, Sedalia, Mo. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nGeorge Young, 93, Olpe – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Thomas Young, 66, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 29, 2015<\/strong>
\nJames W. Hughes, 64, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>John W. Yoho, 59, Richlands, N.C. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 22, 2015<\/strong>
\nMatilda Hawkins, 92, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Lillie McClendon, 83, Westphalia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nLibbie Pecka, 96, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 15, 2015<\/strong>
\nMary Brown, 65, Baldwin City – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Esther Hess, 98, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 8, 2015<\/strong>
\nTerris Cornine, 69, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>David Evans, 85, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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October 1, 2015<\/strong>
\nBetty Ebberts, 79, Hartford – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Don Rosine, 78, Peabody – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nWarren Wilson, 75, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 24, 2015<\/strong>
\nNancy Johansen, 73, Indianapolis – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Erma Weimer, 89, Olivet – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 17, 2015<\/strong>
\nGayle Kantack, 75, Topeka – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Doyle Longhofer, 72, Lebo – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 10, 2015<\/strong>
\nRobert Burns, 79, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Joan Harsch, 68, Osage City – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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September 3, 2015<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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August 27, 2015<\/strong>
\nStephen Brown, 63, Garnett – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Kathryn Crome, 49, Fairhope, Ala.- Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 20, 2015<\/strong>
\nJean Brown, 93, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 13, 2015<\/strong>
\nDaniel Van Pelt, 61, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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August 6, 2015<\/strong>
\nTheda Clark, 81, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Roy Monzingo, 82, Lawrence – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 30, 2015<\/strong>
\nAurthur Bond, 72, Jacobs Creek- Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Calvin Christy, 87, LeRoy – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nNorman Corbin, 80, Topeka – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>James Mays, 56, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nTheda Clark, 81, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Ruth Thomsen, 92, Collinsville, Texas – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 23, 2015<\/strong>
\nEdward McClanahan, 85, Hutchinson – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Betty Kelly, 64, Topeka – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 16, 2015<\/strong>
\nDoris VanArsdale, 82, Wichita – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 9, 2015<\/strong>
\nTeia Payton, 17, Hartford – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Jimmie Corbin, 69, Gridley – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nLyman Bruce Selby, 92, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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July 2, 2015<\/strong>
\nCharlene Christy, 75, Gladstone, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Wanda Curtis, 86, Calico Rock, Ark. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJeanne Williams, 87, Bentonville, Ark. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 26, 2015<\/strong>
\nJane Combs, 73, Scottsdale, Ariz. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Jo Lehman, 80, Lawrence – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 23, 2015<\/strong>
\nGary Krause, 81, Columbia, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Floreine Purvis, 91, Iola – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nLeo Schankie, 89, Madison – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 19, 2015<\/strong>
\nRoy Roach, 61, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 16, 2015<\/strong>
\nGeorge Beyer, 80, Wichita – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Ralph Calia Jr., 86, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nVirginia Shephard, 76, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 12, 2015<\/strong>
\nLorraine Gillan, 87, San Antonio – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>James Haer, 84, Oregon, Mo. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nCharles Knight, 92, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Richard Mays, 83, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 9, 2015<\/strong>
\nJoe Garrett, 61, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 5, 2015<\/strong>
\nKaren Broyles, 56, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Rodney Watson, 67, Emporia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 2, 2015<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 29, 2015<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 26, 2015<\/strong>
\nKeith Matthews, 87, El Dorado – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 22, 2015<\/strong>
\nSonny Luney, 71, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>LaVada Reimer, 86, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nMarilyn Rohr, 60, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 19, 2015<\/strong>
\nMerle Moore, 93, Bellevue, Wash. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 15, 2015<\/strong>
\nWilma Beaty, 89, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Dale Pennybaker, 89, Lawrence – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nCharlie Skillman, 61, Ottawa – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 12, 2015<\/strong>
\nWilliam Farmer, 55, Altoona – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 8, 2015<\/strong>
\nRuth Dodge, 88, Yates Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Elmer Dean Herr, 87, Westphalia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nMarjorie Herr, 82, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Donald Lake, 80, Oak Grove, Mo. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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May 5, 2015<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 1, 2015<\/strong>
\nMatthew Edwards, 13, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Butch Ludolph, 70, Westphalia – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJean Yvonne Smith, 79, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 28, 2015<\/strong>
\nLaVena Hammond, 88, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Beulah Wenger, 85, Los Angeles, Calif. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 24, 2015<\/strong>
\nDouglas Bahr, 64, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Anthony Birzer, 62, Ottawa – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nMarilyn Chrisman, 73, Topeka – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>William Winter, 86, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 21, 2015<\/strong>
\nJames Cook, 85, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Vernon Riggs, 43, Hartford – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nLois Slagel, 84, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Cynthia Thompson, 57, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 17, 2015<\/strong>
\nRalph Barrett, 95, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Lloyd Wiederkehr, 85, Waverly – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 14, 2015<\/strong>
\nPerry Criqui, 73, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Jay Leedy, 77, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 10, 2015<\/strong>
\nRobert Conaway, 72, Westphalia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Arlene Crouch, 87, Hartford – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 7, 2015<\/strong>
\nEilene Friend, 67, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 3, 2015<\/strong>
\nDarin Harris, 35, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Harold Peterman, 87, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nJuanita Joan Robinson, 85, Florissant, Colo. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 31, 2015<\/strong>
\nNo Obituaries today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 27, 2015<\/strong>
\nDale Truelove, 80, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 24, 2015<\/strong>
\nPeggy Bunting, 77, Chanute – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 20, 2015<\/strong>
\nLarry Holliday, 73, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nDuayne Kraus, 69, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 17, 2015<\/strong>
\nLarry Holliday Sr., 73, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Bill Thebo, 93, Burlington – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 13, 2015<\/strong>
\nThelma Allan, 88, Uniontown – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Melvin Reed, 60, Olpe – Read obituary <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 10, 2015<\/strong>
\nElmer Guatney, 84, Neosho Falls – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>William Hair, 82, Ocala, Fla. – Read obituary <\/a><\/span>
\nPete Hammond, Stillborn, LeRoy – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Judy White, 72, Leavenworth – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 6, 2015<\/strong>
\nEmma Behrens, 91, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Louise Salsbury, 95, Topeka – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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March 3, 2015<\/strong>
\nAaron Deaner, 60, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Bascome Fletcher, 89, Thayer, Mo. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Jean Warner, 86, Tulsa, Okla. – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 27, 2015<\/strong>
\nRalph Bond Jr., 65, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Golda Freund, 89, Lebo – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Roy Reeves, 81, Leon – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 24, 2015<\/strong>
\nLyle Clark, 83, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Sandra Combs, 74, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 20, 2015<\/strong>
\nStephen Hoch, 66, Waurika, Okla. – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Leo Vaughn, 76, Halls Summit – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 17, 2015<\/strong>
\nVenetta Brown, 74, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Levern Love, 92, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 13, 2015<\/strong>
\nRobert Fitz, 88, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Levern Love, 92, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 10, 2015<\/strong>
\nMaxine Fanning, 92, Melvern – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 6, 2015<\/strong>
\nOletha Akin, 93, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Lena Collins, 92, Williamsburg – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Raymond Kolbek, 78, Burlington – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Bill Tryon, 69, Independence – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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February 3, 2015<\/strong>
\nEvelyn Crouch, 97, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Violet Dalby, 95, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Eleanor Powell, 78, Emporia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 30, 2015<\/strong>
\nAlta Clark, 81, Andover – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Evelyn Crouch, 97, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Esther Osborn, 83, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Eleanor Powell, 78, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Dorothy Giffin, 83, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 27, 2015<\/strong>
\nCharles Bauersfield, 90, Yates Center – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Georgia Gutsch, 85, Waverly – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Esther Osborn, 83, Gridley – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Eleanor Powell, 78, Emporia – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Cecil Rhoads, 81, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 23, 2015<\/strong>
\nRosemary Bulson, 86, Neosho Rapids – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Lena Mitchell, 84, Burlingame – Read obituary
\n<\/a><\/span>Helen Sorenson, 92, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 20, 2015<\/strong>
\nMarc Lee, 52, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 16, 2015<\/strong>
\nLarry Berry, 70, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nVivian Luthi, 86, Lamont – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 13, 2015<\/strong>
\nDerrek Bowers, 14, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDoris Freund, 91, Waverly – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nLuella Steele, 94, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 9, 2015<\/strong>
\nDoris Ryan, 85, Yates Center – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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January 6, 2015<\/strong>
\nMarjorie Ferguson-Lounsbery, 96, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nGlenn German, 73, Burlington – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nDawanna Nichols, 68, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span>
\nJesse Sage, 40, Williamsburg – Read obituary<\/a>
\nFrank Stahl, 95, Westphalia – Read obituary<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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